Apple Asking Developers For Apple Watch Compatible Apps To Be Ready By Mid-Feb

In a surprising confirmation the other day, Apple’s CEO Tim Cook revealed that the Apple Watch would begin shipping to customers in April. Previously the company had promised an early 2015 release, but apart from that they were a bit vague on a specific date, at least until now. That being said we’re sure many of you guys are curious about the device.

While the built-in features are plenty to be excited over, just like smartphones, having more apps would no doubt enhance the user experience which is why it doesn’t not come as a surprise that Apple is currently asking developers to have Apple Watch apps ready by mid-February. This is according to a source who tipped off the folks at MacRumors.

Their source claims that Apple has gotten in touch with some of their higher profile app developers to ensure that their Apple Watch compatible apps are ready for launch by mid-February. Given that the Apple Watch will support Apple Pay, Apple is also said to be asking their Apple Pay partners to prepare an iOS app with WatchKit support that should also be ready by 12th February.

It has been speculated that early request for apps is so that Apple can get a better idea of how the Apple Watch will handle non-Apple made apps and also how these apps will impact battery life, which last we heard would last for a little less than a day.

Tyler Lee
Categories: Apple, Gadgets
Tags: Apple Watch, Apps, Smartwatch, Wearable Tech